✈ Star Alliance📍 Portugal · LIS✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Moderate4.4/5
87/100 · MyDogCanFly score
Cats & small dogs in the cabin easily, larger in the hold — but many snub-nosed breeds are hold-banned and no pets to the UK.
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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin≤ 8 kg
Hold≤ 45 kg
Cargoother species
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinAllowed
Dogs & cats only (min 10 weeks) ≤ 8 kg incl. carrier in a soft carrier under the seat (max 45 × 30 × 23 cm); 1 carrier per passenger. Not in long-haul Business.
€40–170
🧳 HoldAllowed
Dogs & cats in a hard carrier; up to 32 kg (to US/Hungary/France/Netherlands) or 45 kg elsewhere. Snub-nosed breeds barred.
€78–320
✈️ TAP Air CargoVia cargo
Other species, over hold limits, and always on Lisbon–Luanda.
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💶 Fares
Cabin (domestic → intercontinental)
€40–170
Hold — up to 32 kg
€78–250
Hold — 32–45 kg
€128–320
Service dog
Free
EUR (online, low/high season). Max five pets per passenger. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
Cabin possibleHold forbidden
Brachycephalic dogs & cats aren't allowed in the hold (death risk at the 10–19 °C hold range): bulldogs (all), boxer, pug (all), Boston terrier, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, chow chow, Shar Pei, mastiffs/Cane Corso, Cavalier King Charles, Chihuahua, and Persian/Exotic/Himalayan/Burmese/Scottish Fold cats. Accepted only with a vet certificate (corrective surgery or no breed traits).
🚫 Dangerous breeds
CR82 crateNo sedation
Potentially dangerous breeds (Fila, Dogo Argentino, pit bull, Rottweiler, Tosa Inu, 6 months+) need a CR82 wood/metal container. No sedation; no pregnant pets.
🐶 Check whether your dog is snub-nosed
TAP Air Portugal refuses brachycephalic (snub-nosed) breeds in the hold. What the airline itself wrote is in the restrictions above — that text alone says which breeds it turns away.
These 22 breeds are MyDogCanFly's own brachycephalic classification, heaviest first — it is not the list published by TAP Air Portugal. Use it to situate your dog, then read the airline's own wording above and confirm with it before booking.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
Hold range 10–19 °C (brachy risk)
TAP warns brachycephalic pets risk death in the hold's typical temperature range of 10–19 °C. Pets travel in a ventilated hold area prepared for the purpose.
Flying with a dog on TAP Air Portugal: common questions
Can my dog travel in the cabin on TAP Air Portugal?
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TAP Air Portugal — Allowed. Dogs & cats only (min 10 weeks) ≤ 8 kg incl. carrier in a soft carrier under the seat (max 45 × 30 × 23 cm); 1 carrier per passenger. Not in long-haul Business. Fare: €40–170.
Does TAP Air Portugal carry dogs in the hold?
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Hold — Allowed. Dogs & cats in a hard carrier; up to 32 kg (to US/Hungary/France/Netherlands) or 45 kg elsewhere. Snub-nosed breeds barred.
Does TAP Air Portugal accept flat-faced (brachycephalic) breeds?
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TAP Air Portugal — Cabin possible · Hold forbidden. Brachycephalic dogs & cats aren't allowed in the hold (death risk at the 10–19 °C hold range): bulldogs (all), boxer, pug (all), Boston terrier, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, chow chow, Shar Pei, mastiffs/Cane Corso, Cavalier King Charles, Chihuahua, and Persian/Exotic/Himalay…
Does TAP Air Portugal suspend dog transport in hot weather?
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TAP warns brachycephalic pets risk death in the hold's typical temperature range of 10–19 °C. Pets travel in a ventilated hold area prepared for the purpose.
Are assistance dogs accepted on TAP Air Portugal?
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TAP Air Portugal — In the cabin. Service dogs (guide/hearing/service) fly free in the cabin, leashed at your feet, no carrier; min 10 weeks.
Answers drawn from TAP Air Portugal's published conditions, last verified 11 July 2026. Airline conditions are commercial and can change — confirm at booking.
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